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  • Nº13 # Date: 2013-11-06 - 13:30
  • # Max Depth: 10m Duration: 45mins
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  • Dive type : Fish identification
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4.5 kg
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Species Identified

Centropyge argi Woods and Kanazawa, 1951 (Cherub pygmy angelfish) Normally occurs in rubble areas. Feeds on various types of algae. Oviparous , monogamous . Retreats into holes when frightened . Has been reared in captivity .
Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841 (Caribbean trumpetfish) Commonly found in weedy areas and especially around reefs, where they usually swim snout-down among sea whips . A solitary ambusher of small fishes and crustaceans that lurk among branching coral or gorgonians. Often swi...
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Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) (Baleares conger) Found on the shelf, littoral, burrowing in galleries on sandy mud bottoms. Carnivorous. .
Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong) A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . F...
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Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831) (Brazilian electric ray) Inhabits coastal waters, on sand or mud bottoms . Common along sandy shorelines, sometimes near coral reefs . Buries itself with only eyes protruding . Nocturnal, moves to shallow bays at night to feed; prefers worms, b...
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